Perspective — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

the appearance of things relative to one another as determined by their distance from the viewer

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɚspˈɛktɪv/

🇬🇧British English

/pəspˈɛktɪv/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pəspˈɛktɪv/

3 syllables Say it as /pɚspˈɛktɪv/.

Examples

consider what follows from the positivist view

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

view linear perspective position

Parts of Speech

noun	a way of regarding situations or topics etc. “consider what follows from the positivist view”
noun	the appearance of things relative to one another as determined by their distance from the viewer

Word Forms

view

verb

look at carefully; study mentally

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Perspektive

eine Art und Weise, Situationen oder Themen usw. zu betrachten.

🇪🇸Spanish

perspectiva

una forma de considerar situaciones o temas, etc.

🇮🇹Italian

prospettiva

un modo di considerare situazioni o argomenti ecc.

🇳🇱Dutch

perspectief

een manier om met situaties of onderwerpen om te gaan enz.

🇵🇹Portuguese

perspectiva

uma forma de considerar situações ou tópicos, etc.

🇷🇺Russian

перспектива

способ рассмотрения ситуаций или тем и т. д.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

परिप्रेक्ष्य

स्थितियों या विषयों आदि के संबंध में एक प्रकार

🇧🇩Bengali

দৃষ্টিকোণ

পরিস্থিতি বা বিষয় ইত্যাদি সম্পর্কিত একটি উপায়

🇮🇳Tamil

முன்னோக்கு

சூழ்நிலைகள் அல்லது தலைப்புகள் போன்றவற்றைப் பற்றிய ஒரு வழி.

🇮🇳Telugu

దృక్పథం

పరిస్థితులు లేదా అంశాలకు సంబంధించి ఒక మార్గం.

🇮🇳Marathi

दृष्टीकोन

परिस्थिती किंवा विषय इत्यादींबद्दलचा एक मार्ग.

🇮🇳Gujarati

પરિપ્રેક્ષ્ય

પરિસ્થિતિઓ અથવા વિષયો વગેરે અંગેની રીત.

🇮🇳Kannada

ದೃಷ್ಟಿಕೋನ

ಸಂದರ್ಭಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ವಿಷಯಗಳು ಇತ್ಯಾದಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದಂತೆ ಒಂದು ಮಾರ್ಗ.

🇮🇳Malayalam

വീക്ഷണം

സാഹചര്യങ്ങൾ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വിഷയങ്ങൾ മുതലായവ സംബന്ധിച്ച ഒരു മാർഗ്ഗം.

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਟੀਕੋਣ

ਸਥਿਤੀਆਂ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਸ਼ਿਆਂ ਆਦਿ ਬਾਰੇ ਇੱਕ ਤਰੀਕਾ।

🇵🇰Urdu

نقطہ نظر

حالات یا موضوعات وغیرہ کے حوالے سے ایک طریقہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

看法

一种看待情况或话题等的方式

🇯🇵Japanese

視点

状況や話題などについての言い方。

🇰🇷Korean

관점

상황이나 주제 등을 다루는 방법.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

luật xa gần

một cách liên quan đến các tình huống hoặc chủ đề, vv

🇹🇭Thai

ทัศนคติ

วิธีการเกี่ยวกับสถานการณ์หรือหัวข้อ ฯลฯ

🇮🇩Indonesian

perspektif

cara mengenai situasi atau topik, dll.

🇵🇭Filipino

pananaw

isang paraan ng tungkol sa mga sitwasyon o paksa atbp.

🇲🇾Malay

perspektif

cara berkenaan situasi atau topik dsb.

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

وجهة نظر

طريقة فيما يتعلق بالمواقف أو المواضيع وما إلى ذلك.

🇮🇷Persian

چشم انداز

راهی برای در نظر گرفتن موقعیت ها یا موضوعات و غیره

🇹🇷Turkish

perspektif

durumlar veya konular vb. ile ilgili bir yol.

🇮🇱Hebrew

פֶּרספֶּקטִיבָה

דרך להתייחס למצבים או נושאים וכו'.

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The primary meaning of 'perspective' is 'a way of regarding situations or topics etc.'.

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